Put up then pulled down yesterday, the announcement that ESPN2 is carrying 5 games in 2013 along with the remainder of the games being carried on ESPN3 in the US is available again. That brings 19 regular season games available on US networks this year.

Discovery Channel presents a behind the scenes look at the making of 100th Grey Cup broadcast in Wednesday’s episode of Nerve Center at 8 PM ET. A different view of last season’s capper before the start of this season.

It was a big issue for the media that the Eskimos did not release their cuts/roster by the deadline and they made that clear. Their explanation that they registered their transactions with the league but delayed making the information public was the obvious answer. This has happened before, though probably not in Edmonton, and while the media would like fines to discourage this practice it seems communication as to when they will be announced will keep the scribes from staying up waiting to file their story.

NBC Sports Network will carry 14 regular season games, the Division Finals and the Grey Cup this year. Regular season is up from 9 games in 2012, though the full playoffs were carried last year. No word on ESPN2 coverage as speculated based on info on ESPN Media Zone listing five CFL games in June and July.

From the commissioner’s mouth. I know all CFL fans in the US are anxiously waiting for this and some very critical that the US broadcast deal takes so long. If announced next week it is a little earlier this year. The number of games and broadcaster matters more than when it is announced I feel.

And Jeff Hunt answers a few questions. From what I’ve seen of the name critics, they are the typical vocal person with no backing. They have all the answers and can tell you what is terrible, won’t work, but provide no remedy that gets 2% support let alone 50%. They have never created a brand or run a business and the only thing larger than their ego is their desire to see things fail, even when it would hurt institutions they support.

There needs to be no negativity around the name. Let the people of Ottawa and time decide.

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